If children are required to attend preschool, you are exposing your child to many different skills that are going to be needed for the rest of your life. Don’t you want your child to be getting an education about life while making friends and having fun at the same time? There are three different areas of development that your child will grow in when attending an early childhood education program. Those three areas of development are physical, social and emotional, and intellectual. Your…
The general concepts of the field of early childhood is to help children learn the skills they need, in order to succeed later in their educational career. Several programs have been established to help with this concept. There are several programs for children starting at birth, and continuing until the child is 5 years old. Programs continue for children ages 5 through 8 years old as well. The programs that have been put in place have made a difference in the educational success for the…
For its reputation as the “land of opportunity,” America has made the path to finding that opportunity remarkably unclear for its immigrant populations. Most Americans would agree that some level of education is necessary for success or eminence, with higher education usually leading to more career opportunities and connections. However, state and federal policies concerning benefits have historically made education difficult to access for undocumented immigrants. Some argue that the United…
Prenatal Development The day I found out that I was pregnant was a day of unmatchable joy for both my husband and I. Our joy was continued throughout the pregnancy until the doctor had offered us possible test to see if the baby had any problems. I didn’t want to know until the baby was born, but my husband insisted. The doctor conducted a maternal blood screening, as well as a noninvasive prenatal diagnosis (Santrock 2014, pg. 52). The tests came back positive for Down syndrome. At that point…
Affordable Childcare for Single Parent Households Childcare has turned into an important factor in the lives of working parents and is always showing signs of change and developing society. The typical cost for basic childcare in America has expanded, and society has adjusted; working moms have joined the workforce, and double income families are important to hold a nice way of life. Subsequently, there is an interest for quality childcare. By putting a child into a childcare program, there are…
Helping children understand routines and classroom schedule are very important as it helps the child feels safe and secure because they know what will happen next in both a routine and with a classroom schedule. Classroom schedules and routines also help the teacher build a relationship with the student, helps them when planning and also helps with child guidance. Research indicates that the structure of the classroom environment, paired with planned instruction, supports the development of…
Every working family in America knows how hard it is today to find affordable care. Daycare reform has helped this by making the government give the childcare agencies more monies and helping the parents go back to work instead of staying at home also, it has helped with kids and their education. When the first daycare was established it was made for the working mothers that had to take low income jobs and it was too hazardous to take their kids in. instead of the government paying for daycare…
For my second service learning experience, I decided to offer my services to Open House Nursey School, located in 318 Warren Street, Brooklyn, NY. I decided to come around 9 am, so I could have enough time to spend with the children. Before all the children have lunch and nap time around 12 pm to 1pm as Eileen told me over the phone. On my way to the Nursey School, I was quite nervous about how everything is going to turn out because I never been to a preschool with so many kids in one room and…
struggled socially in high school. I found it hard to relate to others my age because I was shy and not interested in their conversations. It was easier for me to be alone. Reading at home offered a comforting diversion from some of my negative experiences and emotions. I was able to get caught up in another world where life was more ideal. I experienced life through books without the discomfort I felt in social situations. Sometimes I stayed up reading until the early hours of the…
placement wasn’t necessary the best experience for me because of the teacher turnover that I had in my class.…